About Building and Civil Assemblies Process Overview

The figure below details a high-level civil engineering process from preliminary design to detailed design. The final design corresponds to the implementation of the civil infrastructure project you envision.

Major stepsDescriptionDeliverable
Preliminary Design (1)

Overall design can change

Location can change

Requirements are added regularly

Modification must be performed in real time

Simple model with few components

Transformation process (2)

Iterative changes

Project milestones

Decisions

Overall geometry is approved

Model becomes more and more detailed

Detailed Design (3)

Project is highly developed, construction may have already started

Many actors involved

Design continues to change but on a regular basis

The level of detail is increased

Extensive model structured by

  • IFC types (with Building Information Model attributes)
  • roles (responsibilities)
  • Interactions (dependencies/links)

Final Design Implementation Civil infrastructure